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• Bleeding the Coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:20:27 -0800
  Last week, in an attempt to remove the smell of coolant from my '89 Westy, I: 1) removed the rear heater 2) spliced the...
• Temp gauge pegged to the right
  Historical mailing list - PaddleVan
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 08:51:13 -0700
  ...Last night I went through the bleeding procedure and every thing appeared to be fine but after it warmed up the gauge stayed to...
• r&r clutch master cylinder Q
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 16 May 2005 17:31:38 EDT
  ...the instrument cluster have to come out? Finally, on the pressure bleeding after installation. I guess I have to go to a shop to...
• Re: Why rear brakes are evil, and how to make them good.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:16:52 -0500
  ...have the stiffness on the pedal that I wanted - even after bleeding everything. When I do the 90' I'll be sure to have...
• Re: air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 14:25:20 -0500
  No. 1.9s don't have a thermostat bleed screw. 1.9 thermostats are at the waterpump. There is a bleeder on the firewall...
• Lack of brakes long version saga actually
  Historical mailing list - A J I
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 00:05:20 -0500
  ...After bleeding the system what I got was pedal to the floor on the first pump and then pressure build with the next several...
• ANOTHER coolant bleeder scheme
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 1 Feb 1995 08:44:13 CST6CDT
  ...Follow the coolant bleeding procedure pretty much by the book except now you can leave the engine off (after running the engine to collect...
• Re: New Transmission Time?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 09:30:40 -0700
  ...New Transmission Time? > > >Speaking of clutch bleeding, how is this done? When I replaced my >components I could not get it blead proper. I...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:04:13 -0700
  ...the main tank full and letting things cool down between bleeds. Bleeding air from the radiator is thus so simple that I don't...
• Re: Slave or Master clutch cylinder bad?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 16 Jun 2016 09:05:32 -0700
  Have a look under boot at slave for fluid. Bleeding the clutch hydraulics may make it work for a while. On 6/16/16...
• Re: Westy mechanical training.....
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 14:36:20 -0600
  ...1) Filling and bleeding the coolant system (Bill Kasper a natural for this) 2) Digifant system - Where everything is located 3) Bypassing sensors in...
• 85 Vanagon - Clutch throw-out level moverment ?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 20:46:46 -0500
  Tonight, in the middle of bleeding my new master cyl./slave cylinders, it dawned on me that I don't understand something about these...
• Re: how do i bleed my clutch.
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:53:38 -0500
  ...http://www.vanagonauts.com/Bleeding-the-System183.htm John Meeks '91 Multivan, '85 GL bits Northern Michigan Vanagon Rescue Squad http://www.vanagonauts.com...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:12:40 -0700
  ...This is only for getting the last air out, not as a primary bleeding process!! One person can also do a complete refill and...
• Re: Potential bad Brake Master Cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:54:14 -0700
  ...You never really know what bleeding as done for you until you step on the pedal. Nobody ever does it ........ but what you should...
• Re: Correct refilling of cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:32:40 -0700
  ...etc. .. > and seldom to I go nutty bleeding. > I never go nutty bleeding actually. > if it needs a lot of bleeding something is wrong...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 14 Feb 2016 13:21:01 -0800
  ...Now you can put the pressure cap on and you > are done with no jacking up or bleeding. The unit comes with instructions > but...
• brake scrape & bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 10:25:40 -0500
  ...What about bleeding at the same time? Is the procedure in Bentley complete enough for a newbie? Oh yeah, and it's DOT4 brake...
• Dave's brakes
  Historical mailing list - sean bartnik
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 20:18:49 -0400
  ...Your problems can definitely be caused by air in the lines, and bleeding is easier and cheaper than master cylinder replacement. Goodl uck, Sean
• Coolant fill/Hi temp-Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:14:34 -0500
  ...Even after bleeding the problem is not resolved so tonight, the thermostat will be changed. Wish me luck and may the vanagon gods be...
• Re: What is fair # of hours to fix a clutch slave cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 12:26:56 -0700
  Two hours, including diagnosis, installation of new part, and bleeding the system. I'd seriously consider having him do the master too, this should...
• Re: Bleeding the clutch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:58:07 -0500
  As far as just the brakes go ... it's start at the furtherest and work toward the closest. On vehicles with the steering wheel...
• Re: replacing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 18:55:53 -0500
  ...What occured while I was >bleeding the system didn't seem right, so want to see what you guys have to >say. > >First of...
• Bleeding cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jan 95 19:53:00 -0500
  VV>Has anyone tried modifying a coolant resevoir cap to allow VV>pressurization of the cooling system? Maybe a bicycle floor pump and VV...
• Re: Coolant Explosion - Followup and Response Summary
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 21:30:40 EDT
  ...it just me...or does this mean we can devise a bleeding fixture that "jacks" in in place of our expansion tanks to put...
• Re: Cold defrost/warm heat 1.9wbx
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 10:06:17 EST
  I am wondering if the poor heat problems many are experiencing are because of poor bleeding of the coolant system. My '91 Temp Gauge...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 10 May 2002 20:06:05 -0700
  ...Then I revved up to 2000RPM while adding coolant to the rear reservior and friend bleeding the front. Front rad bleed screw had MUCH...
• propane regulator valve
  Historical mailing list - Scotia Westy
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 21:55:29 -0300
  ...The van is still down there bleeding air and propane into the night. I don't believe that filling process could have broken it...
• Re: Haynes Manual 1982-1990
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 13:42:51 -0700
  ...I noticed that no one has mentioned the bleeding the cooling system height question. I remember what a pain it was getting the front...
• Re: Diesel head replacement: it's ALIVE, coolant question
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 19:32:31 -0400
  ...I don't really "get" the instructions > in Bently about bleeding, especially whether/when the coolant tank > should be open or closed. > > Do you...
• Re: Brakes problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 May 2011 12:54:11 -0700
  ...tell me you *didn't* do this .. ! you stroked the pedal all the way to the floor in your manual bleeding process. In case...
• Re: Loose brake master cylinder resevoir
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:21:31 -0800
  ...When bleeding, little things like: pushing brake pedal quite a few times before bleeding tapping calipers with small wrench (may knock loose air bubbles...
• Re: no idle
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 09:51:08 -0800
  I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) that the self-bleeding system was introduced with the '86 model changes. The 83-85 don...
• to add or to flush-n-fill
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:56:18 -0400
  ...t get airlock? I understand the back-end has a self-bleeding system (the plastic tubing around the lip engine compartment). thanks for your...
• Re: Serious brake question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 12:25:29 -0800
  Adam, in addition to doing what others have mentioned (more bleeding, checking mechanism) it is also possible that your drums are worn close to...
• Re: PICTURES of pop-top transplant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:06:12 +0100
  ...That is the price one pays for using "bleeding edge" software designed for 4% of the computing market. Kinda lame.. but that is the...
• Hot clutch works, cold clutch doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 14:36:10 -0400
  ...I am pretty much convinced that it's air in the system but if bleeding it doesn't work what is the next step...
• Re: Bleeding coolant without a second person?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:16:44 -0700
  Here are my posts on the subject: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0410a&L=vanagon&F=&S=&P=36609 check...
• Re: Replaced water pump, need quickie bleeding method
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:03:13 -0700
  You're right Miguel, it seems to be unnecessarily wasteful and environmentally irresponsible at the same time. Sorry John. :) Try this method instead: http...
• Bleeding the damn coolant system! part 2
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 01:26:03 -0500
  ...I did bleed many, many engine in the past so I know about proper bleeding. (I taught I known better!!!) If you take a...
• Re: 86 Westy w/ Overheating issue. ANY other possibilities?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:11:19 -0400
  ...About bleeding, STOP worring about that... this is NOT your problem Jobe! Vanagon are easy to bleed when everything is well installed. Lately, i...
• Re: Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:17:47 -0400
  ...Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy We've changed the brake lines, and it has a newer master cly, changed in 2012. The...
• Re: Shift Problem after engine install?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 13:30:08 -0700 (MST)
  ...try bleeding your lines and double clutching for a while. It might get better with warm temps, or it might not. If it does...
• Re: Question #2 - clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 19:02:20 EDT
  > > So shouldn't he open the bleeder valve, depress the clutch, shut the bleeder > and then when he releases the clutch the slave should...
• Re: DexCool in Canada (was Coolant Question)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 18:34:41 -0700
  ...just do a better job of bleeding the air out and if you haven't replaced the coolant level sensor lately... do that too...
• Re: filling propane
  Historical mailing list - Jim A
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:59:07 -0700
  ...I read the > instructions on the tank for filling and something about a bleed valve. > None of these guys are doing anything about bleeding...
• Re: 1.9 L cooling question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 20 May 2002 16:12:31 -0400
  ...wrote: >What is the purpose of this piece? Major purpose is to assist in bleeding system -- of course it also joins the two pairs...
• Seam Rust - Both are 4 letter words
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 08:04:57 -0400
  ...dents or rust on the body, but there is some rust bleeding out the seams. I will be doing the body work to save...
• Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:51:21 -0400
  ...After all was done, (and I was done shooting gas out the bleeder valve when bleeding FI. D-oh!), she fired right up. The...
• Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:11:31 -0400
  ...I'm a one man band here bleeding brakes on my own. I'm willing to pop $ for power bleeder (looks like plastice pesticide...
• Re: Hot clutch works, cold clutch doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 10:53:17 -0400
  ...I am pretty much convinced that it's air in the system but if bleeding it doesn't work what is the next step...
• Re: My painful Subi post....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:30:36 -0500
  ...or maybe bleeding the van? No, fuel pump buzing noise... :-) On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:44:12 -0800, Chris S. <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM...
• Re: Lack of brakes long version saga actually
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 22:23:24 -0800
  When you are bleeding, you need to pump the brakes until the pedal stops rising, probably much more than three times! This compresses the...
• Re: Cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 09:01:42 -0800
  ...I am getting very good at draining and bleeding the bleeding cooling system. That is why I am so interested in a proper bleed...
• Re: Brake system overview
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 May 2006 21:30:22 -0400
  ...Brake system overview So Dennis, Your sequence for bleeding the brakes seems to be just the reverse of what's in the Bentley (47...
• anyone parting out a van have a heater cable for an '85?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:09:43 -0600
  bent mine during bleeding new front heater core. It's the one that goes down under the van to open the valve that lets...
• 85 shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Sat, 28 Sep 1996 11:45:26 -0700 (PDT)
  ...half to remove the instrument panel to change the clutch MC? Bleeding proceedure etc. I am going to try this first before I tackle...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 10:47:14 -0400
  ...Yes, I forgot at add bleeding the thermostat housing and the rear seat heater. Larry Jay L Snyder wrote: > Correct Malcolm. Just loosen the...
• Re: Need advice please....too cool?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:26:04 -0500
  ...Could incorrect bleeding cause under-heating rather than over-heating? Thanks, Jon Schaer Columbus, OH 85 GL 138,000
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:42:09 -0400
  ...right, and you think > it's lack of 110 % extra thorough bleeding........... especially at > this time of the year..................that's not it. Something...